Improvement in hog-weighing devices



S. B. THOMAS. Hog-Weighing Device.

No. 204,633. Patented June 4,1878.

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SAMUEL B. THOMAS, OF AROANUM, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN HOG-WEIGHING DEVICES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,633, dated June 4,1878; application filed April 15, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL B. THOMAS, of Arcanum, in the county of Darkeand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDevices for Scalding and Weighing Hogs; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of thisspecification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a device for scalding and weighing hogs, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of my inventionf Fig. 2 represents anattachment for the same.

A represents a suitable base of any construction, from the center ofwhich rises a post or standard, B. From this post or standard project aseries of horizontal arms, 0 O, to form a rack for hanging up the hogs.In the upper end of the post or standard is a swiveled headblock, D,having a vertical slot or mortise through it, and in the same is pivoteda lever, E, upon the long end of which is placed a movable poise orweight, F. From the smaller end of the lever are suspended two hangers,G G, in the outer one G of which is hung a scalebeam, H. The outer endof this scale-beam is provided with hooks a a, on which to hang the hog,while the inner end of the scale-beam passes through the hanger G, andhasits movement limited thereby. I is the poise or weight on thescale-beam H for weighing.

While weighing, the lever E is held stationary by means of a pin, 12,through the headblock D.

For scalding the hogs, a furnace, J, is placed on the base A, and alarge pot, L, is placed in the furnace for heating the water. The pin bis removed from the head-block D, so that it can be turned to raise andlower the hog, as required, the poise or weight F facilitating suchmovement, it aiding in balancing the hog. When scalded, the hog israised and then swung around away from the furnace, and easily suspendedfrom the rack 0.

Farmers can use this apparatus for weighing grain and other articles,for which purpose a box, M, with bails N N, is provided.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the standard B, with rack O, the swiveled head-blockD, lever E, with poise F, hangers G G, and scale-beam H, with poise I,substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL B. THOMAS.

Witnesses:

R. D. SPRINGER, M. S. SMITH.

